American author and illustrator. He illustrated a number of children's books by other authors and quite a few books written by himself too. Most of his books have a Western theme, featuring ranches, Cowboys and Indians, rustlers, etc. Horses unsurprisingly appear in most of these books. For the most part his pony books are aimed at younger children and many have full colour illustrations. Most are reasonably easy to find in the USA, although the Chinky books are very rare.
Cowboy Tommy Series: Short ranching series about a young boy who goes to stay on his grandpa's ranch. Not sure how much horse content.
1) COWBOY TOMMY (DOUBLEDAY [USA] 1932) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR
2) COWBOY TOMMY'S ROUND-UP (DOUBLESAY [USA] 1934) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR
Collector's Info: Both reasonably easy to find in the USA, although harder elsewhere.
Chinky Series: Short picture book series about a Banker Pony (a lesser known breed of American pony similar to the Chincoteague Pony)
1) CHINKY THE BANKER PONY (DOUBLEDAY [USA] 1937) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR Very rare. The story was also contained in a collected volume called THE BEST IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS VOL 32 published by Doubleday in 1960 and containing a number of other short children's novels. It does not appear to have been abridged although has illustrations by Robert Maclean.
2) CHINKY JOINS THE CIRCUS (DOUBLESAY [USA] 1938) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR Very rare. SUMMARY: Chinky's further adventures, when he joins a circus.
Collector's Info: Both of these books are very rare and can be expensive. The first book was also contained in a collected volume of short children's novels which is easier to find than the original, at least in the USA.
Pony Books:
JERRY AND THE PONY EXPRESS (DOUBLEDAY [USA] 1936) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR Reprinted in hardback by Doubleday. SUMMARY: When young Jerry meets a Pony Express rider from the new station which has started up near his father's ranch, he is determined to become a Pony Express Rider himself.
VAL RIDES THE OREGON TRAIL (DOUBLEDAY [USA] 1939) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR Reprinted in hardback by Doubleday. The story was also contained in a collected volume called THE BEST IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS VOL 12 published by Doubleday in 1958 and containing a number of other short children's novels. It is abridged and has illustrations by Edward Shenton. SUMMARY: A boy and his mule ride the Oregon Trail.
NED AND THE RUSTLERS (WHITMAN [USA] 1941) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR Reprinted in hardback by Whitman SUMMARY: Young Ned and his pony Cap set out to help look for cattle rustlers who have stolen some cows from their ranch.
OLD BLUE THE COW PONY (WHITMAN [USA] 1942) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR Reprinted in hardback by Whitman SUMMARY: Based on the true story of a famous cow pony called Old Blue
LITTLE BEAR'S PINTO PONY (WHITMAN [USA] 1943) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR Reprinted in hardback by Whitman SUMMARY: When his father goes missing, Indian boy Little Bear runs off from the reservation with his pinto pony.
WHITE PRINCE THE ARABIAN HORSE (WHITMAN [USA] 1945) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR Reprinted in hardback by Whitman SUMMARY: Alf trains a white Arabian colt which has escaped from the circus.
BILL AND THE CIRCUS (WHITMAN [USA] 1947) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR SUMMARY: Bill and his horse Ginger get a job as a trick rider in the circus, but Ginger is frightened of the elephants….
HORSEMAN HAL (DOUBLEDAY [USA] 1950) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR SUMMARY: Hal must prove he is worthy before his father will give him a cow pony of his own.
A PONY FOR THE BOYS (HOUGHTON MIFFLIN [USA] 1950) ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR SUMMARY: Oliver tries to think of ways to make money to buy a horse and cowboy garb.
Collector's Info: In general these are reasonably easy to find in the USA. Old Blue is perhaps slightly rarer than the others and can be a bit more expensive. All hard to find elsewhere.
